Dutch Mason, the musician from Nova Scotia who was known as "prime minister of the blues," has died.
The singer and guitarist — one of the country's best-known blues artists and a pioneer for many of today's musicians — died Saturday in Truro, N.S.
He was introduced to the blues through the recordings of B. B. King, who soon became a major influence for Mason.
It was King who eventually dubbed Mason "prime minister of the blues" to acknowledge his influence on the Canadian music scene.
Mason was also inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame and, in 2005, inducted into the Order of Canada.
Dutch was 68.
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